The Seattle Star Newspaper, December 27, 1916, Page 1

deal BtrTrte iare THAN NEVER | Like Christmas presents, names on the nonpartisan petition are bet ter late than never But they must not come too late. The petitions positively must be in headquarters by Thursday night The weather forecast: “Tonight and Thursday, rain or snow! warmer tonight.” f i) UNITED BODY TO HAVE NEW MAN AS PRESIDENT Consummation of the plan to consolidate the Chamber of Commerce and Commercial a ranch. i ‘ Socom in Seattle today is as. You were FORCED, Even the selection of the President of the new united civic body already has been ten. taitvely made. He will be an active member of the Commercial Club, who, also, has retained a member. ship in the Chamber of Com- merce. Current rumor dec! Mer Mayor George WV be the new head, & ly denied it Wednes Tt is known, how that the Plans by which the merger is to be effected contemplate a com organization The officers of both clubs are resign, and a new election is to be held you didn’t tell, you got republican, a democrat, ared that for on the official books. became public property. rphatical to Be cand ENGLAND WILL tases icant 2 TELL WHAT SHE Whether @, but probably wil to the new president The merger plans, as agre by the special committees clubs at the final confere Wednesday, wil! go to the Cor tial Club for action Friday night. A) Special meeting has been called for that purpose. The Chamber of Commerce will Act on it next Tuesday, either di. rectly thru its board of trustees, or thru a resolution to refer the mat ents define their peace terms to a vote of the whole member will be a clear outline of the ob jects which Great Britain and canes her allies hope to attain. That this sort of a note is now in process of formulation was learned by be largely up » IS FIGHTING FOR BY sD L KEENE a LONDON, Dec. “Engl intends to tell the world exactly what she is fighting for. Her answer to President Wilson's note, suggesting that belliger Why Girl Steals Som unquestioned authority the SAN JOSE. Cal.. Dee. £7.—To f] Untes Prose this afternoon. Pre- make other gir! students in the sumabiy it was this bus ever i. College of the Pacific believe | {rafting the reply which card a she had rich relatives, Florence |)" /Bistry into confersnee at De Mason, an orphan, confessed Lioyd-George’s une & that she stole and used the} ‘"S*t. today. ietaw isin money to buy herself costly Nb edd oon ey sta» a th Pee ne Brcoeats Alexander Ribot, minister finance in the French cabinet nied Albert Thomas, minister of mun! tions of the Briand n its subject the question of a iolet or, at least, an identical note from all the allies, not only in an iswer to President Wilson's peace suggestions, but aiso in answer to the. German n NEW YORK, ” Dec. John Hi The outline of the Sumner, Anthony Comstock’s suc- Englend and her a cessor as the vi censor of New probabil will not go in York city, today has the medical | detail, but it will be defin society's word for it, and is expect. on questions to answe hen ly what the allie ed soon to brand birth control a Bvice upon which relentless war shall |ing for be declared vr. Ira 8. Wile, who, with $. A. Tannenbaum submitted the minority favorable report, jumped to his feet and yelled “This society contains members who perform illegal operations which is far worse than giving ad vice on birth regulation, and yet they retain their membership _ AGAINST PEACE BY WM. ELAR SIMMS A storm of hisses greeted this, |. 8) Ms outburst, but Dr. Wile pushed bis) With THE “BRITISH ARMIE fist in the air and stood his cround.| 1. pRANCE, Dec teaver bas —_ the British army t o prepared (CALIFORNIA COURT = ®..°" “Yue . eace You can safely give that as the AIDS THE THIRSTY is sis Souter wo "pene ‘ ed a staff general to SAN FRANCISCO, Dec 7 lay. in newer to que sprhti Ve Any one living in “dry” territory tn me§ A * ss ‘ President Wilson California may purchase liquor in PT sk, Gace bolt he bam “wet” counties and bring it into 0 n : “ shell {s putting it mildly his home for personal use, the # putt state supreme court has ruled Bombenelie (4he' aiways.. more or i ted eabouts, wher ate taken by Abe Lawton, of Youngstown, O., president was remotest from the and broke away police removed from all thoughts tried to crawl under a barn and hide, but was captured. He could STOCKS SHOW GAIN not get bis feet under NEW YORK, Dec gains were made by ADVERTISING MANAGER'S leaders on initial tra DAILY TALK tock exchange today ERS the more active stocks a to while the gener fractionally higher Dividend Few things will pay better |} HOW HE WAS HURT dividends than the habit of | reading the ads that appear | é : ar from ¢ \fter lying unconscious 4 1e og oneal ty hospital since 9 p. m. Tuesda merry | evening, Hans Hansor laborer, now—when the stores are gained hi enses suffictent holding their clearance sale Wednesday to be told he had been winter me ina sine truck by @ jitney bus at Maynaré of winter merehandi You We Gay at can save substantial sums by DLei+Laeinion, diiver «of tha watching the ads and then ito, was booked by the police, but the money |charges were withheld pending acting on which aving contain | Hanson's condition |Fifth Ave. Furs hints they Remember, the best offer ings of Seattle's best stores |B] appear regularly in The Star Surprise Alaskan NEW YORK, Dec 4 Leonard aprgen x Sugden, from Alash r thinking it ove for everal month toda MORE THAN 60,000 COPIES Hh) sictared that more furs are worn OA! than in his! Fifth ave. in July on trozen home land in the winter, election officials to what party you belonged. Harry could look you up on the books and learn THE ONLY PAPER IN SEATTLE _THAT _ DARES ‘TO PRINT THE NEWS St ATTLIE * * * If you voted last September in the primaries, you were branded with an identification mark just as plainly as the cowpuncher brands the cattle on you remember, to tell the If no ballot. You had to tell them whether you are a a socialist, a progressive. And when you told them, they put the party brand on you. They placed your name and your PARTY Your political affiliation Every Tom, Dick and Pep and Fun at Midnight Frolics in Seattle Theatres Eve Booze Parties This Year| FRESH TROUBLE Will Replace "VOLUME 19. WASH,, WEDNESDAY, DE¢ 1916 what BRAND had been placed on you. Every employer could tell what PARTY ticket you had called for. Every cheap ward heeler, every peanut politician, every crafty handpicker, knew you by your label! Do you want that to continue? Nonpartisanship will remove this compulsory branding of free, American citizens. Nonpartisan- ship guarantees REAL secrecy of the ballot. And Nonpartisanship today makes its last ap- peal to you. There is still a chance to pull the Nonpartisan bill thru. It is a fighting chance. There are still many thousands of Seattle folks ready, anxious and glad to sign a petition if presented to them. Will you New Year’ NIGHT reported Humphrey But your head You see, they never had to hear him speak for the deaf Keep AINS AND RTANDS, Be UTAH GOVERNOR FEARS POISON FOOD % volunteer to present one to your friends and neighbors? And if you haven't signed one your- self, call up Elliott 4255 and find out the nearest place to sign. Five thousand signatures today may save the day. Thursday, at 6 p. m., every petition, whether filled or not quite filled, whether it contains one signature or 20, should be in the Nonpartisan head- quarters, 3107 Arcade building. Thursday is absolutely the very last minute when petitions can be handled, as they must be checked up at the city registration office and taken to the secretary of state at Olympia Friday. U. $. IS FACING If a hush tries to sneak midnight ant out of bed just before Sunday, don’t be alarmed He's simply on hin way down. town for a dry New Year's eve celebrati t we haven't told 0 Two developments that closely (room, and a cordon of police waa Inst going along, if you © Gran followed each other today push- placed about the building. like, because Seattle '« plan This is confidentia ed the Mexican situation to the The governor today said he still ning to say good-bye to 1916 Gene Le is ro} ’ | foreground here. stood for what he said the day Joe Kid 1917 In a pertect the dance hall girls from|helow The first was an ¥ icited state-| Hillstrom, the 1. W. W. leader, was 7 ble way Yesler way ment the sta department | executed—that he declared the I. Midnight Follies,” starting They're to cond . “49 |that unrest in northern Mexico is! Ww, W. to be the most lawless elé- at 11:59 p. m. Sunday, will be ow’ on the stage are rowing, and that as a result ad-) ment in Utah, and that/they should staged In the Coliseum, Jensen lar Barbary ( t hestra ministration attention more and) pe driven across the borders. & Von Herberg say they'll mar, and everything | rcused toward the border. ‘The governor is showing signs of }j prove that a New Years eve -- — After the midnight vadeviile | 4 ond Was announcement by worry, not on his own account, but can b ebrated with giris with plenty of levity, It was real chummy witn the «uv performance, t tomers will ee he that he has issued ‘on account of the attempted de- and music t no liquor done by a number of Orphen according to the allowed to Ko on t t a ference of the Amer.) struction of his wife and children, We shail see what we «hall vaudeville houses last year At the Ce follies, “gig dance just like the do {i * of the Mexican peace ane ami everybody had a of fun gles and girlies” have eon ‘ound Sixth 8. and King commission at some early date, Manager Reiter of the Al | we've sold 300 ve sts fo: romised an entirely differes probably this week bra theatre {s also on the job affair Sunday al Entertainers from Vancenve Year's eve for Seat Up to noon no word had been re- We're going to stare ready R. « being rounded pebpectt the [ceived as to whether Carranza had night matinee explained The actors and actresses are Only ywnatairs floor and | John eycor gned troop withdrawal proto- Co, Sereed Wpon:h: mmission. piichuck Julia may figure the | partment suspects Villa of! snow will be a couple of squawE “400 $ ait jhe arms he needs deep, but Weather Dopester Salis- order ust how, the jury says that’s not likely right does not know. Nor away would t artment say whether)” “t's going to be warmer tomor- condi worse than a feW) row.” he says, “and even if We ‘ By JAB BOLD 0.4 ar should have a little snow today, it erized them as de® wij) probably turn to rain during = ul o the xt 1 ours.” TOKIO, Dec. 27.—The steam WASHINGTON, Dec. 27.—The soaker il 8 er Sankaku is aground off Che- detineds 4 card: today & colng up. are at noose foo with crew and passengers nA’ ia i elite - pacer totaling 400. The position of | , hale F irl iunds Thanks tha versal lo.asid te be “Hove Been takes loge) Vana gL De PREPARE FOR SNOW less.” Two Americans ted St ead Othare Who among the Sankaku's pa Springfield sx; Baltimore ied Firlands a Merry oo Md.; Columbia, 8. Loulaville Think it'll snow New Orleans, La.; St. Le appreci Rig auto trucs were carrying ex- Chefoo is a Chinese - - Mo.; St. Paul, Mir Omaha, Neb t keeps | [78 supplies to Firlands sanatorium in the province of Shantung. . Bender bite Kar Houstor Tex enis is Wednesday to be stored up and separated from Port Arthur by By Robert J d Berke Spokane, Wash It vsed in case heavy snows isolate a neck of the Yeliow sea WASHINGTON, Dee. .—Despite a general feel- a aon taney bare 46. peavine tate: the tnstitutlon from Seattle. : ine of hopelessne: ‘ vover =nt 2 ds er/eit ppointed tertalnment for the ; e don’t want to be snowe ing of hopelessness among governmen head i eppolt Sava: Neinue-todeed de ut | in.” said Health Commissioner Mee STRICKEN SHIP Is prospects for peace, in the light of German) ossibia- ati “iso 3 ride, “and not have enough for » jont —sitava, ahikint “ant ¢ the patients to eat NOT KNOWN HERE note, men close to President Wilson believed bei : MORE DRINK WATER musériént. and ‘ edu re patien a ) will strive to the utmost to prevent the situation get- 9 5 IDE vill strive t e utm to preve ge S J. 8. McBRIDE SNOW DELAYS PORTLA SAN FRANCISCO, Dec 3 ' cBRIDE, ND CARS forts by the United Preas to identity ting beyond his grasp SINCE CTY pot com OBERT M. STITH PORTLAND, I a wil te hin aly SER 8 70) ), dee. ~Street the Sankaku 1, now Two reasons they sa ill actuate him, namely MAYOR Is SHOWN Chief Tuberculosis Divisio cars were run today on slow ee egith ped ae desire to end the war and a desire, if possible schedules as the result of a snows does not appear in Lloy¢ ) Sore Ha a Maybe AW n't have fall, which at 5 a.m. and or in any available list of vessels to avoid having to put thru his Sussex note threat to thing to do with it, b PARIS, De« Calm on all continued until 10 o'clock: on the Pacific coas ; : Ger > overste a Mare 18 : ter|fronts was reported by the war of- The weather burea ic wre . Ss Ww yermany should she overstep h There were 43 ne ater | fron’ i i a n ather bureau predicts the _An official of the o Kisen break relation A ith : Rane ers connected during 191¢ ce statement today snow will be followed by rain, Kaisha, one of the la Japan submarine pledges ue Baris iinek memulait Sen se fer Sis ie an re A ap Officials made no secret of their pessimism over the tomers use Ce drinking 1@ opinion t sel operat : ; q : fh L between Oriental ports exclusively.| allied rejection of the German proposal for a round of ‘ water de FEDERA PROBE OF table conference ' were 1.66, and ¢ 3 A.” SENDS AY This was the more emphatic t ote » Germa K expen fi in nae P ine Germany does not propose! i> ad f the Marina, A ast 11 month aving & re yw to ii the idea of a world and ¢ cases deve clear enue rph 6 HR Y ble session apparently. The allies ex cane, Germany starts | educed to $4,511,481.6 coh % “a “ th These ta ties were ubmitted whi the {dea of obtaining a new submarine ¢ in case |to Mayor ( in Supt. Young's ar Cr peace is uppermost in administra- peace fails, then a rela-| nual report | 2 eet npgiha Se a os rp tion minds, there is riage t et ile Pr * t ie Further investigation of the [$15,500 bond and Judge Neterer re a tg ga polite ie fhe ner circle a pr ind idea that a n i ar EN E HA illegal liquor traffic conducted fusing to lower the set bail, Headly ayes oF bea a mn : break with Germany is i be : I 4 Hl ! ay oF INDEP DENC LL by the Billingsleys in Seattle, Contin tae reh for Fred and ; Aaepirapnd ath if present peace proposals fall ut) W re ig: Soule al i bs | Which might possibly result in| Ora Billingsley and W. H. Pielow ‘s Btn Has Ge ithbn Anse Sta Cok din whit ne on FOR PEACE CONFAB orcs ete Sr tour lus proved frnitless. It is said the oe ; nee ae ; va Mea ne of t ‘ hi he t 1 i ial ane ue as wy hat $ wa ul more indictments against the tl — aie in Seatule and bad jortunate, and able to afford] ne United Presa today | abo' event matters came ae , yi : é tinued Wed- | ennouneed their intentions to giv Christmas presen e of b " the } king poin | PHILADELPHIA, Dec If the brothers, was con . sive soe anaes ae ene Hho nt plans eall for no more’ the breaking point mor tnations of Burope agree) nesday by the federal grand themeelves u» when they obtain and 15 2-cent stamps to the Pioneer | 3 to meet in a peace conference they| Jury dean bakery, 14th ave, and E. Union et - . will be offered use of Independence| ‘The books and accounts of the Inclosed find 20 cents’ worth of d t k . hall. Mayor Thomas B, Smith has| putin , ss in the Union cauucinat und or coe “eo 1 San, Poindexter Likes on er Fase cay hho pg Mag es bread which I stole two years ago, ‘“ ef a ” Wilson. to use his influence tolwere inspected. Officers of the! Soinetimes they when out of work and destitute. I ll -D ll Q Id bring the diplomats here |bank were called before the jury denote luxury, DEE ppt Bo Million-Dollar ea aie rors a oes ee Poe tution to all whom | have wronged tween the indicted bootle and “The Green B.A WASHINGTON, De 1 1916. An inquiry was also started Wed. el a Chinese nesda o tl Heged operations | de. editor The Star: | certainty congratulate you and Deputy Pra@pcutor Carn harsendt| (PY Pada ee ae ue Wife’s Poetry Is the Star for the successful fight you have made for /an information tn the | superior ira) witne from the "North shrouded in mys Cc f Di equality in tourist fare between Northwest cities and in nae Palmer, alien Louta| Mave reported to testify in conne tery drew a ‘almie a * | tio these charge ause oO Ivorce | Ciiifornia, | think it is a vietory which means more Lochart, and Reany Myers with | “an with these shirges. This strange SAN FRANCISCO, Dec Ke than any one can possibly estimate at this time econd degree arson in connection | iounced Wednesday that, a mys-| story, by Charles cause his wife matled poetry to him Your plan to advertise Seattle temperature in Eastern jwith the aaNen She Of A) terious man, said to be instrumen | BE. Walk, will an f ' ¢ ar” ke : Teel | ps ces toby Uh ave. 8, on De-} ai in conducting much of the in pear in The Star after she had had him arr for ers (the nillion dollar” idea) strikes me as we ot gl failure to support his son, Michael Par. fe ting os cember ide operations of the ring, had next week, It Herze han filed suit for divorce worth while. gf carried out on the lines you suggest, ven cag The individual's real starts Monday. it ought to prove a most beneficial method of publicity STORM WARNIN s being ept a secret, He will | | Take advantage f ¢ le ‘ » Puget sound country | wish you Small craft warning were} before the fury of the oppertums Mrs Lisle Tuaker JOnNReN Tee for Seattle a Nes in carrying. it ont 1 displayed this morning in \ late hour Wednesday, Lo ty to read # $1.80 ins Pressley, of Lindale, Ga., has the greatest measure of suc 2 4 all Washington and Oregon sea-| gan Hilli.gsley was still confined novel in six com been married three times, and in MILES POINDEXTER Iports. Strong, gusty east to south the Pierce county jail, his attor secutive issues of h of her marriages the husband! turned out to be a bigamist, ALONG BORDER : o manage BY CARL D. “GROAT se makers, serpentine und nt WASHINGTON, Dec. 27.— winds. ueys having failed to obtain the | EDITION The Seattle Star | 375 % Chamber-Commercial Club Merger Plan Succeeds Shall Human Beings Be Branded Like Cattle: GUARDED AT BANQUET AS BOMB’S FOUND SALT LAKE, anonymous letter received by Gov. Spry yesterday warning him that an attempt would be made to poison the food served at the banquet to be given in his honor last night at the New- house hotel, resulted in extraor- dinary precautions being taken in the preparation and serving of the dinner. For hotel kitchen re- sembled a chemist’s laboratory, a® the Herman Harms, and made a minute examination the ingredients of the meal. As soon as each dish was prepared the manager of the hotel Dec. 27.—An a time the tate chemist d in ate a liberal sample, and another ample was put thru various scien- tific tests. During the transit of the food from the kitchen to the dining room it was carefully guard- ed by detectives. During the dinner the reward for the arrest of the person or persons who placed the infernal machine at he corner of the governor's howe Sunday night raised to 0 by those present Just before the dinner another warning was received that an attempt would be made to throw omb thru a window of the dial was served - this paper,